The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and data provided by a UMaine Ph.D. candidate were mentioned in The Franklin Journal article, “Maine pollinators need more flowers.” Maine is home to 278 native species of pollinators, the article states. By some estimates, up to 40 percent of invertebrates including pollinators are at risk, according to Eric […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension, along with the Maine Grass Farmers Network, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), and Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment will host three workshops to demonstrate the principles of soil health, and how livestock management can influence soil quality and the environment. As part of […]
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The Advertiser Democrat quoted Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional and director of the Tick Lab with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in the second part of its three-part series about tick identification, disease and encounter prevention. The article is titled “Ticked off: Managing habitat, reducing encounters.” A proactive approach to reducing the number […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported respirator fit testing, now required annually for anyone applying pesticides that require the use of a respirator, will be offered at Maine Farm Days beginning at 9 a.m. Aug. 22 at Misty Meadows Farm in Clinton. The fee is $10 per person, and registration is required. Participants must complete a medical […]
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VillageSoup and Wiscasset Newspaper reported Morris Farm in Wiscasset will host the Knox-Lincoln County Extension Association annual meeting 5–7 p.m. Sept. 11. Morris Farm board president and University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Merry Fossel will lead a farm tour, followed by refreshments and open discussion with UMaine Extension staff and Extension Association […]
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Livermore Falls Advertiser reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a 40-hour basic mediation training beginning 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Sept. 23 at the University of Maine. The training continues Sept. 24–25 and Oct. 2–3. The hands-on, interactive training will include demonstrations, discussions, exercises, videos and role-play practice with mediation scenarios. Scheduled instructors are […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is partnering with New Hampshire Strafford and Rockingham counties conservation districts for a twilight soil health tour 5–7 p.m. Aug. 29, at Bumbleroot Organic Farm in Windham. The free event includes a tour of the cover crop-based no-till tarping trial plots, demonstrations of farming equipment and implements, and a discussion […]
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) spoke with Renae Moran, an associate professor of pomology at the University of Maine and a fruit tree specialist with UMaine Cooperative Extension, for a report about growing peaches in Maine. While it has been a good year for Maine peach growers, many varieties don’t handle the winters very well, […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “Why deer flies and horse flies are such dreaded summer pests.” “Their mouthparts are described as knife-like or scissor-like,” Dill said. “They basically slash their way in [to your skin]. They have a saliva […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a mechanical weed control field day 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Rogers Farm in Old Town. Designed for farmers, crop advisers and others in the agricultural community, this hands-on event will feature tool demonstrations and research results for vegetable and field crop production from local, national and […]
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